British Forces Fall Back in Kedah as Japanese Press
Singapore report says imperial troops retreated under heavy Japanese assaults in Kedah while Singa pore defenses held back a wide Malayan blitz. British lines prepared for a long struggle, with evacuations urged along east and west coasts as civil defense improves.
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Singapore
U.P
Kedah
Malayan
Kelantan
Kota Bharu
Penang
Malaya
Ipoh
Thailand
Yethmus
Kra
Hong Kong
Johore Bharu
Kuala Lumpur
Vichy Upset Over German Executions Report
Associated Press reports the Vichy government condemned a German order to execute 100 alleged Jewish Communists and Anarchists in occupied France, calling the number high and provocative while Germany cites reprisals for attacks on occupation troops.
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Associated Press
France
Yugoslavia
Greece
Oo Draja Mihailovic
Erwin Rommel
Mrs Stephens Rites Set For Wednesday in Tucson
Mrs Jilla Elizabeth Stephens 74 a Tucson resident for 22 years died today Born Tyrone Georgia moved to Duncan in 1886 Funeral services 2 p m Wednesday Bring s chapel Elder W B Pyper Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints officiating Burial Evergreen Cemetery Survived by two sons Levi P Stephens Albuquerque NM Marvin W Stephens El Paso Texas four daughters Myrtle Stephens Mary Hopkins Tucson Maudie Smith Dorothy Goldsby Phoenix a sister Lola Pope Tyrone Ga 11 grandchildren three great grandchildren Pallbearers Eugene D Holmes Horace Williams Leland V Henderson Russell L Biges Edgar M Darnell Joe Roff
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Jilla Elizabeth Stephens
Tucson
Marvin W. Stephens
el Paso
Texas
Myrtle Stephens
Mary Hopkins
Maudie Smith
Dorothy Goldsby
Phoenix
Lola Pope
Tyrone
Eugene D. Holmes
Horace Williams
Leland V. Henderson
Russell L. Big Es
Edgar M. Darnell
Joe Roff
Evacuated Refugees Aid Kampong Natives Against Japanese
Japanese forces pressed toward the Kota Bharu airdrome and refugees, including women and children, fought their way out to a southern town. Kampong natives aided the escape through Japanese lines, with refugees arriving only in their clothing.
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Kota Bharu
Kampong
Lend-Lease Aid to Allies Surpasses One Billion Dollars
President Roosevelt reported that lend-lease aid to 33 Allied countries totaled 1 202 000 000 dollars through November 30 and that exports worth 599 000 000 had been shipped by December. He said Congress has approved about 13 billion for lend-lease and pledged ongoing support to Britain, Russia, China, and other democracies.
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Washington
Roosevelt
America
S .Alles
Congress
Mr. Roosevelt
Britain
Russia
China
Lendlease
United States
Sawmill Industry in Arizona Grows Through 1939
In 1869 one sawmill operated in Arizona with products valued at 10 000 dollars. The industry expanded to 18 mills by 1939 producing 3 993 033 dollars in lumber. This snapshot traces early development and scale of regional timber production.
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Arizona
Tokyo asserts U S Barracks Destroyed in Luzon Campaign
Tokyo reports that Japanese headquarters claimed American Army barracks at Tarlac north of Manila were destroyed in an air attack. Other communiques said Japanese forces advanced on Malaya and Hongkong as Kowloon defenses faltered under artillery and air strikes.
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Tokyo
Py United Press
Tarlac
Manila
Lingayen
Luzon
Iba
Aparri
Curtiss
Imperial Headquarters
Malaya
Hongkong
Imperial “Diet
Kowloon
Arizona Honey Output Recorded in 1938 Census
The census reports Arizona produced 2,242,969 pounds of honey in 1938 with Maricopa County credited for 1,307,852 pounds. The data highlights county contribution to the state's total honey production.
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Arizona
Maricopa County
Aid measure approved to provide crop relief payments
The Senate approved legislation to use unused parity funds for drought and disaster relief payments to cotton and tobacco farmers whose 1941 production fell below 50 percent of normal. Grants may also help dairy farmers cover feeding and transport costs to drought regions.
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Washington
Senate
Thief Steals Tools From Sahuarita Farm Shop
W. HL Lane, a Sahuarita cotton grower, reported a burglary at his farm after midnight yesterday. A thief forced a window to enter the blacksmith shop and an exterior shed, taking tools and a welding torch, an electric motor, sacks, and other mechanical gear valued at 107 dollars. Two suspects are under sheriff investigation.
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HL Lane
Sahuarita
Sheriff's Office
Land under cultivation in French Guiana limited to eight to nine thousand acres
A fragment notes that mountainous and heavily forested terrain cover French Guiana, leaving coastal lowlands as the only area with cultivation. The estimate cites eight to nine thousand acres under cultivation.
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French Guiana
Dinner Elks Dinner to Honor Local Lodge Members
The local Elks lodge will host a dinner at 6 p.m. tomorrow with a list of members invited to attend. Attendees include Clark Mullins, E B Peel, Monte Mansfield, Tracy, Dr. W S Lackner, Ferguson, Bring, Cronin, Bransford, Rubenstein, Myerson, Mannville, Dr M Magee, Mellroy, Merriman, Frank Butler, Morris, Walter Hughes, A Scott, Manders, Richey, Anderson, Woods, Vogel, Dawley, Glover, Schmelze, McCafferty, McCurdy, Montgomery, Hestill, Kerr, Curlery, Redmond, Bowman, Shannon, Ritoff, Porter, Steel, Townsend, Cheshire, McKinney, Munn, Knight and Cox.
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Elks Lodge
Fr. A. Michel
Clark W. ‘Mullins
E. B. Peel
Monte Mansfield
Tracy
Ferguson
Alvin ‘Bring
Bransford
Henry Rubenstein
Joe Myerson
P. al. Mannville
Samuel Smith
DAV Honors Leader Alfred T. Anderson Visits Tucson
Alfred T. Anderson state commander of the Disabled American Veterans visits Tucson. He will speak on KTUC at 5 p.m. attend a San Carlos dinner at 5 30 p.m. and be principal speaker at the Veterans hospital meeting at 7 p.m. Anderson lives in Prescott.
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Veterans’ Hospital
Tucson
Alfred’ T. Anderson
KTUC
San Carlos
Anderson
Prescott
United Kingdom Purchases 200000 Onion Cases from Spain
The United Kingdom bought 200000 cases of onions from Spain signaling a fresh supply shift. Meat markets and traders noted the deal influences EU vegetable trade and pricing amid seasonal demand.
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United Kingdom
Spain
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